Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Look! She is the youngest astro

H.H. Lt. General
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the
Interior received in his office at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters on
Monday, the young Emirati girl, Dana Sulaiman Al Bloushi.

Dana already holds
a number of certificates from NASA and is the youngest astronaut candidate
involved in exciting programmes in the fields of aeronautics and space
administration at NASA in the United States.

Dana, the 9-year
old ‘Whiz Kid', presented her spacesuit embroidered with the name of Sheikh
Saif, along with the medals she acquired as a gift to Sheikh Saif, in
recognition of his unlimited support to reinforce her early emerging talents.

Sheikh Saif
gratefully accepted the gifts, but asked the young girl to keep them in her
possession, as an incentive in her journey of excellence and innovation.

Sheikh Saif said,
"The UAE takes pride in the achievements of its children, as well as their
scientific excellence, which has earned them prestigious international statures
in various fields." He also hailed the support of the higher leadership,
in order to empower children in the UAE, who are the builders of the future and
the hope of the country.

Sheikh Saif also
met with Sulaiman Mohammed Ismail Al Bloushi, who accompanied his two children,
his son, Adeeb, and his 9 year-old daughter Dana, who is the youngest astronaut
candidate undergoing training at Nasa.

Dana showed H.H.
Sheikh Saif the nine distinguished certificates she acquired for completing
ground-based, air-based and naval training courses in space and rocket science,
and two gold medals for success and excellence.

For his part, young
inventor Adeeb Al Bloushi promised His Highness Sheikh Saif to achieve more
excellence in his future plans and to win a Nobel Prize, which is his future
goal to further elevate the name of the UAE.

The proud father,
Sulaiman Al Bloushi, praised the attention and support shown by H.H. Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. He said, "Meeting Sheikh Saif is
an incentive for us to exert more efforts. Sheikh Saif's congratulations to my
children, Adeeb and Dana, make us more determined to reflect an honourable
image of the UAE in all fields of science and knowledge, as we forge ahead to
make Dana's dreams come true." He added that His Highness nicknamed the
young girl ‘Dana of the Emirates', to encourage her to achieve the aspirations
of her generation of UAE youth and show excellence in international
forums."

He added that his
daughter expressed her overwhelming feelings and happiness to meet Sheikh Saif.
She stressed that Sheikh Saif's trust in the young girl was well placed, just
like her brother, the young inventor Adeeb Al Bloushi.

Al Bloushi added
that the support of Sheikh Saif to his daughter inspired her to achieve her
dreams and reach her scientific aspirations.

It is worth
mentioning that Dana looked up to her brother, and followed in his footsteps.
Together, they marched into the space training program, and completed an
honourable scientific journey filled with achievements in the USA.

Dana comes from a
family renowned for its talent, innovation, creativity, and excellence. She
received the support and guidance that every child dreams of, to achieve her
dreams. She got inspired by the success of her brother, the youngest Emirati
inventor, Adeeb Al Bloushi, who is two years older than her, who made
significant contributions in the field of healthcare despite of his young age.
Adeeb followed the path of scientists and worked day and night and shown early
signs of innovation. He focused on scientific inventions to cater to the needs
of society.

Dana underwent
advanced practical trainings in space science (live and simulation training);
rocket design, programming, and launch, her rocket design impressed the
officials in Huntsville, as well as the space robot (in the field of design,
programming and control of robotic mechanisms) at the space camp in the State
of Alabama. Later, at the Space Centre Houston, Dana and her brother Adeeb were
awarded a gold medal from the Space College for their excellence; especially in
underwater neutral buoyancy training for astronauts and zero-gravity
environment training. Dana looks forward to raising the flag of the UAE aloft
in all her participations and work, and proving that the children of the UAE
are the generation of future builders and are capable of innovation and
excellence.